How to Cook Delicious and Simple Sweet Shrimp and Mushroom Porridge That Everyone Loves

How to make Shrimp and Pork Tram Mushroom Porridge

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  Prepare the tram mushrooms

  First, use a knife to cut off the root and any damaged parts of the mushrooms. Place the tram mushrooms into an bowl, soak for about 10 minutes in salty water to clean off dirt and sand, then rinse well.

  To reduce the bitterness of the mushrooms, bring a pot of water to a boil, then add the tram mushrooms and boil for about 5 minutes, then remove and rinse several times with clean water and let drain.

  
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  Cook the porridge

  Wash the rice thoroughly, then soak it for about 15 minutes to let it expand, then drain. Place a pot on the stove, add about 2.5 liters of water along with the rice, and start cooking the porridge on high heat until the water boils, then reduce to medium heat to continue cooking.

  Tip: Stir frequently to prevent the porridge from burning.

  

  
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  Prepare the shrimp

  Wash the shrimp thoroughly, peel off the shell, head, and tail. Use a knife to make a cut along the back of the shrimp to remove the black vein.

  Quick and easy way to remove shrimp vein: Use a toothpick to pierce the shrimp at the groove about 2 from the tail, counting up horizontally. Gently pull the toothpick up, and the shrimp vein will come out easily. You should do this before peeling the shrimp for easier handling.

  

  

  

  
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  Mixing shrimp and meat filling

  Chop 4 shallots and garlic finely. Gradually add 400g of prepared shrimp meat into a mortar to pound until smooth, then add minced meat and continue to pound together with the shrimp. Pound until the minced meat and shrimp are sticky and well combined.

  Gradually add shallots and garlic, reserving a little for later frying to enhance the porridge’s aroma. Next, season with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 0.5 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 0.5 teaspoon of salt into the shrimp and meat filling mixture, then continue to mix thoroughly. Transfer the shrimp and meat filling mixture to a plate and shape it into small bite-sized balls.

  Tip: Reserve a little minced meat to stir-fry and add to the porridge later, as this will help enhance the sweetness of the porridge.

  

  

  

  
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  Prepare the remaining ingredients

  The remaining shallots are sliced thinly to make fried shallots. Place a pan on the stove, add oil to the pan, and wait until the oil is hot before adding the sliced shallots to fry until fragrant.

  After about 3 – 4 minutes, stir the shallots once until they turn golden, then turn off the heat. Strain the oil out of the shallots, and you have completed the fragrant fried shallots.

  Chopped Vietnamese coriander, cilantro, and green onions are added to season the porridge at the end.

  Tip: When the fried shallots are golden and crispy, turn off the heat and add a little raw cooking oil to the pan. This will help the oil cool down and prevent the fried shallots from burning.

  

  

  

  
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  Stir-fry mushrooms and minced meat

  The minced meat that you set aside earlier should be stir-fried with a bit of minced shallots until the meat is firm, then remove it from the heat and let it cool.

  Take another pan, add some filtered shallot oil that you just prepared. When the oil is hot, add the tràm mushrooms, season with 0.5 teaspoons of seasoning powder and a bit of pepper, then stir-fry for about 3 minutes until the mushrooms absorb the seasonings, then turn off the heat.

  

  
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  Complete the porridge

  Add the stir-fried minced meat to the porridge to enhance its sweetness. Cook until the porridge begins to boil, then add the shrimp and meat balls to cook.

  Cook for an additional 10 minutes until the porridge is soft, then add the stir-fried tràm mushrooms and continue cooking for another 5 minutes before turning off the heat.

  Gradually add fried shallots, Vietnamese coriander, chopped green onions, and cilantro into the porridge. Scoop the porridge into a bowl and sprinkle a bit of pepper on top.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  So you have completed a pot of fragrant and sweet shrimp meat mushroom porridge. The porridge is sweet and light thanks to the minced meat and the Tram mushrooms, and the shrimp and meat filling is both aromatic and chewy, which everyone loves.